Thank you for your nice words yesterday about my grandpa and happy Christmas Eve eve. Dawn from The Alternative Wife is our last guest My Stocking. Thank you all for participating, and hope you liked this series! Stay tuned for my picks tomorrow. :)

2. Parisian Chic: A Style Guide by Ines de la Fressange: I've admired Ines de la Fressange for quite some time now and I'm always looking for ways to hone my inner French girl.

3. Zara Printed Toiletry Clutch: Love the color of this snake clutch. I have plenty of dark color clutches but often look for something lighter when I'm in a warmer climate. This would definitely do the trick!

4. Hermes bangle: I've been lusting after this for some time now. Hopefully I'll be lucky this holiday {finger's crossed!}

5. Mulberry Postman's Lock Continental Wallet: I've been on the hunt for a new wallet and I've finally found THE ONE! And yeah you can say that I'm on a bit of a Mulberry kick lately. Again love the color and the lock closure!

My grandpa passed away early yesterday morning. He had Alzheimer's for over 10 years, and while he hasn't been the same grandpa for many years, you can never really prepare.

My grandpa "lived life Norman's way", as my grandma said recently. Known as "The Great Stone Face" (a nickname my mom and her 3 siblings gave him because he never cracked a smile when they'd be joking around and was so serious), Norm, Grandpa, Pop, his memory lives on in all of us and the stories we tell outloud and in our hearts.

The deck on my childhood dollhouse that he built when I was young. | A caricature that's framed on my mom's gallery wall. | Photo taken by my brother with his favorite hat. | Photo of Grandpa in the military also on the gallery wall. What a stud.